All that jazz...
Well, that was a fun weekend. I spent it in Leicester Square working at the “West End Live” festival.
Basically a showcase for some of the musical running in the west end.
The excerpt from Mamma Mia was absolute shite, just like the rest of the show. Chicago, tuneless crap [and for the VIP show on Friday, complete with Brooke Shields].
The absolute highlight, for me, was the bit from Mary Poppins. I hated the film and had no desire to see the stage show. I do now.
Now to the low point of the show, Jazz.
One of the acts was the London Swing Jazz Orchestra, [they did a slot at West End At War last year and were superb] this year they were just as good. The last show of the weekend was the Woody Herman Jazz Orchestra.
I had the dubious pleasure of being stood in the “pit” at the front of the stage for this set.
Now, while I don’t pretend to be a musical expert, I know what I like, and I didn’t like this.
Twelve men [and Americans, at that] all playing instruments of some sort and all playing music….of some sort.
Problem being they’re all playing a different tune one from the other! What a fukin row! AND, they played for 40 mins, absolute torture.
Not that this is any sort of plug for them but they are on at Ronnie Scotts for the next week, avoid like the plague!
Basically a showcase for some of the musical running in the west end.
The excerpt from Mamma Mia was absolute shite, just like the rest of the show. Chicago, tuneless crap [and for the VIP show on Friday, complete with Brooke Shields].
The absolute highlight, for me, was the bit from Mary Poppins. I hated the film and had no desire to see the stage show. I do now.
Now to the low point of the show, Jazz.
One of the acts was the London Swing Jazz Orchestra, [they did a slot at West End At War last year and were superb] this year they were just as good. The last show of the weekend was the Woody Herman Jazz Orchestra.
I had the dubious pleasure of being stood in the “pit” at the front of the stage for this set.
Now, while I don’t pretend to be a musical expert, I know what I like, and I didn’t like this.
Twelve men [and Americans, at that] all playing instruments of some sort and all playing music….of some sort.
Problem being they’re all playing a different tune one from the other! What a fukin row! AND, they played for 40 mins, absolute torture.
Not that this is any sort of plug for them but they are on at Ronnie Scotts for the next week, avoid like the plague!
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